Spring Hill replenishes water reserves following 7-day moratorium for nonessential use

Jay Powell, The Daily Herald
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Spring Hill has replenished its water usage allowance following a seven-day emergency declaration aimed to preserve its reserves.

Last week, Mayor Jim Hagaman signed the declaration asking residents to refrain from nonessential water uses in an effort to replenish the reserves, citing the city is reaching its "peak season" for water use, such as watering lawns, car washing, swimming pools and various irrigation uses.

The issue drew concerns on whether the city would have enough water to utilize in the event of emergency and/or fire incidents where water would be a crucial element.

“The city of Spring Hill has replenished its reserve water levels due to the actions we took last week, following my seven-day emergency declaration," Hagaman said in a press release.

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“Reserves are sufficient to allow the City to turn irrigation meters back on. Staff began the process last night and will continue working on this project throughout the day. We must keep ample reserves to fight potential multiple fires simultaneously and support other uses. The new water booster station will be online as early as July. We now return to the regular, seasonal lawn watering schedule. Thank you to fellow residents for all you have done.”

While the declaration has been lifted, Spring Hill will continue to uphold its annual watering policy, which includes:

  • If the last numeral in a household’s address is ODD, watering is allowed Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

  • If the last numeral is even, water is allowed on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

  • No lawn watering on Fridays.

  • Some Home Owners' Associations, commercial and retail developments with open space and landscaping managed collectively that do not have numerical addresses use the first letter of the name of their subdivision or development, instead. A through M are on the Saturday, Monday and Wednesday schedule. N-Z are on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday schedule.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Herald: Spring Hill replenishes water reserve: moratorium for nonessential use